The 'adventurer' corpses of famous people

Many world celebrities have not enjoyed a peaceful death .

For a long time, we still have the notion that the dead need to rest. However, in the history of the world, many celebrities have not enjoyed a peaceful death where "gold springs" like that. Perhaps because of their fame, their bodies have experienced many unpleasant adventures .

1. Alexander the Great

Ancient history once recorded the period of one of the greatest generals - Alexander the Great. As the king of Macedonia, he was a talented commander, holding an unbeaten record in the wars he participated in. However, the life of the general ended very early, when he was 32 years old.

For a lifetime now, Alexander rarely returned to his homeland of Macedonia, but by the time of his death, his body suffered the same situation. According to historical documents, after losing in Babylon in 323 BC, Alexander the Great's corpse was taken to the ancient city of Memphis, Egypt.

Two decades later, it was transferred to the port of Alexandria - the city he himself had discovered. At the end of the third century, his grave was moved to another location in the city.

The coffin of Alexander the Great

Later, there was a tragic story that happened when Julius Caesar, Caligula and Augustus visited the grave of the great emperor. To express his admiration, Augustus bent down to kiss Alexander's corpse. Unfortunately, he accidentally broke the emperor's nose.

2. Napoleon Bonaparte

The story of the French imperial life is probably not known. After a glorious, prestigious career, the great Napoleon finally died in a small, British island, sucked in 1821.

Napoleon lived the last days of sadness on St. Island.Helena

The grim fate still pursues this emperor after his death. In 1841, his body was brought back to France. Napoleon's body was even "overshadowed" by autopsies. They cut the emperor's genitals, stole some of his other belongings, making a collection for auction in London in 1916.

Later, Napoleon's penis became a precious item that was hunted by the collectors. It was on display at the French art museum in New York and through many owners.

Currently, the lost part of the French emperor is still owned by the daughter of urologist Lattimer - who has spent over $ 38,000 (about 760 million VND) acquiring it in 1977.

The object is said to be the lost penis of the late emperor

3. Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven is a German musical genius, the creator of Sonate Moonlight. Beethoven died in poverty and disease in 1827.

25 years before his death, Beethoven wrote a letter of complaint about his health. He also talked about the desire after his death, the cause of his death will be public for everyone to know. His prayer was made, but it was beyond what he could imagine.

Beethoven face when autopsy

Doctor Johann Wagner, Beethoven's autopsy, had separated the sloppy composer's skull, making them unable to fit neatly together. Beethoven's ear bones were also removed, probably for the hearing of the late composer and never found.

The results of the post mortem were announced that Beethoven was poisoned by lead and died of ascites, too severe edema.

The mask was created to replicate Beethoven's face

Although his body was then buried properly, some pieces of bone were still found on the ground, in an anthropologist's personal luggage in 1945. Most recently, 2005 The researchers discovered Beethoven's hair in California thanks to DNA technology.

4. Charles Chaplin

Chaplin was known as the "Saronic King", an excellent mime and comedian of all time. After completing the last film A Countess from Hong Kong , his health deteriorated. Finally, while sleeping correctly on Christmas Day in 1977, Chaplin died in Switzerland, aged 88 years old.

His body was buried right where he lived the last days. However, just two months later, in early 1978, Chaplin's grave was stolen, his body was not flying. In fact, a group of thieves made this mission, they demanded a ransom of $ 600,000 (about 1.26 billion VND at current rates) for Chaplin's corpse.

Charles Chaplin's tomb was stolen

The current resting place of the King of Solomon

Thankfully, after 5 weeks of investigating the case, Swiss police arrested the perpetrator. Following their instructions, the clown's corpse was buried in a cornfield about 1.6 km from Chaplin's house. Shortly after being found, Chaplin's corpse was re-buried in another concrete grave.